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Welcome to Roads ...

Roads is located in Carroll County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Roads, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Roads is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Roads lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Roads: 660

Communities Also Named Roads ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Roads - they are located in Florida and Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Roads.

Communities near Roads ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Roads.

  • Richmond
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Carrollton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Braymer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Norborne
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Norborne is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
  • Polo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Polo is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polo <3>
  • Hardin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hardin is located in Ray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
  • Bosworth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Bosworth is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
  • Utica
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Utica is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Cowgill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cowgill is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Bogard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Roads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Roads.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Roads. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Roads.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Roads. See our Newspapers Page for Roads.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roads ...

Looking for more information about Roads? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Roads, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Roads.

Adding Roads to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Roads in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Roads was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Roads post office opened in 1883. The Roads post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roads.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Roads - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/